Doctor Who, Nova Scotia both rumoured to have found their 13th doctor

TRURO, N.S.—Doctor Who fans and Nova Scotia residents alike launched into excited speculation this week, as it was rumoured that the long-running science-fiction TV series had found its much anticipated Thirteenth Doctor—and that the province of Nova Scotia had found theirs.

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The main protagonist of the BBC's Doctor Who, The Doctor is a time-travelling being from another world who has the ability to "regenerate" every few years and be replaced by a new actor, unlike Nova Scotia's small handful of doctors who barely possess the ability to retire and are generally not replaced.

Former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies hinted that he knew the identity of the show's thirteenth doctor this week at the British LGBT Awards, as the rumour mill was simultaneously spinning up in Nova Scotia in regards to a For Sale sign being taken down at another doctor's former house. The doctors—speculated to be a cast member from the series Broadchurch and general practitioner Dr. Arjun Singh respectively—will have the formidable tasks of replacing Peter Capaldi and providing medical care to all of Parrsboro Nova Scotia, respectively.

With both Doctor Who and Nova Scotia approaching their thirteenth doctor (those keeping track rarely count the War Doctor, played by John Hurt in a Christmas episode, or Bridgetown's Dr. Mike Buckley, who briefly pretended to be a doctor for benefits that never materialized), many argue that while the number is impressive for a television series, it is possibly less so for a province of nearly one million people.

"I know that show's been around a long time, but so have we," said Bedford resident Carol Wright. "It's hard to believe they've managed to find exactly as many doctors as we have. Especially since we're open to women and non-whites to an extent that they're not!"

While it has been confirmed that the Tardis—the famous call box that relocates The Doctor through time and space—will return next season, Nova Scotia's locum program to relocate doctors to underserved areas of the province has been shelved indefinitely due to lack of recruits. Although Bridgetown's Dr. Mike Buckley does operate out of a phone booth.

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